“it’s okay. I don’t really like being treated too much as a guest.”

At Lee Han-gun’s apology, Venerick shook his hand and said. Then, in a low voice, he naturally asked.

“By the way… Does it work that well?”

“Ayu, to say it twice is nagging. At a certain level, I didn’t even say anything during filming like this.”

“But, no matter how you do it, you don’t massage.”

Benerik laughed and said in a laughing voice. It was an act that could have seemed a little rude, to deliberately test Lee Han-geon’s reaction.

“I do not know. Well, if you say so, it may be, but… … .”

However, Lee Han-geon is also a person with a long career enough to be called the national MC. He thought for a moment with a calm expression, then opened his mouth with a shy expression.

“It may be hard to believe when I say this, but the director there is also my lifesaver.”

“Lifesaver… You mean it saved my life?”

“Yes. Thanks to him, I was able to cure cancer.”

Benerick’s response came two beats late.

One night while the interpreter who was delivering the story in the middle was embarrassed. And Benerik, who heard the story, was startled and took another beat.

“… Cancer?”

Benerik, who had been riding for a while, sat there blankly for a while before asking in a puzzled voice.

“You mean massage can cure cancer?”

cancer. Cancer in English.

No matter how advanced modern medicine is, there is no treatment yet, and the word itself is a disease that is synonymous with an incurable disease. I was surprised to hear that it was cured thanks to a masseuse.

“No, no, I’m not saying that massage cured cancer.”

However, that was not what Lee Han-geon meant. Lee Han-gun shook his hands in fright at the misunderstanding, and then added a correction in a calm tone.

“There, the director said that something was not feeling well and asked me to undergo a health checkup. Then there was a malignant tumor in the stomach! What was discovered?”

As a result of the diagnosis, it was gastric cancer in a completely early state, and Lee Han-geon was able to finish treatment early through a simple operation without any risk.

The doctor who was in charge of him at the time congratulated him, saying that it was a very rare case to be found like this, and that he was very lucky.

At this stage, no symptoms appeared, and even if they were tested, it would be difficult to find without this level of thorough examination.

It seemed that those words were not empty words, but Lee Han-geun himself saw that the size of the tumor shown in the picture was really small. To the extent that I wouldn’t have noticed if the doctor hadn’t pointed it out to me.

“… It really is a lifesaver.”

“Yes. Well, of course, the reason I keep going now is because the teacher’s massage is so cool.”

At Lee Han-geon’s words, Benerik nodded slowly.

In fact, on the day he was recommended by Ybor, Benerik had searched the Internet for information on Cheonma Massage.

Certainly, as a friend said, it was quite a famous place. It is also mentioned in the Fermo guide, and numerous reviews and experiences were written on social media. Among them, there were not a few reviews left by foreigners.

It’s not that I didn’t believe what was there.

However, it never occurred to me that massage could cure her infertility. Is it a problem in a completely different area?

I believe that massage skills are incredibly good.

However, what he wanted now was not a cool massage. He wanted a child with his wife. And to do that, he had to somehow solve the infertility problem in his body.

“Is what you just said true?”

“Yes? Yes. It’s something I’ve experienced myself. Well, it’s not related to cancer like I am, but there are many stories from people around me that they benefited from the teacher.”

However, after hearing Lee Han-geon’s words that he was able to cure cancer, for some reason, expectations are rising in Benerik. He repeatedly opened his mouth with an expression that seemed most interested in today’s shoot.

“And other people around you?”

“Yes. Some people say that their broken bones are healed, and some people say that their migraine, which was a chronic disease, has disappeared… And there is an older brother who went to the brink of divorce and became the king of energy.”

At this point, it’s not just for filming, it’s just sad talk.

The producer in charge let out a small sigh and leaned against the backrest, while the interpreter pondered over how to convey the words and opened his mouth in a hesitant voice.

And Benerik heard about the interpretation.

“… Can you hear the story of the person who became Superman that night in more detail?”

“Ah, well, this is not a story to say so grandiosely, it’s just that my sister-in-law had a second child… It turned out that he had a fourth.”

“Oh, my God! T-triple!”

“Yes, triple.”

At Benerick’s startled response, Lee Han-geon smiled and put three fingers forward. Benerik suddenly grabbed his hand and spoke in a voice that even felt desperate.

“That story, please, I really want to hear it!”

“Ai, if you show this much interest, I can’t help but tell you. So this… … .”

Benerik listens to Lee Han-geon’s story with the momentum to take notes. In the end, the two people’s story continued until the meal came out in the middle.

* * *

“… What is all this?”

A tea room in the lounge of Cheonma Massage.

Choi Seong-hyeon, who was sitting at a table in the corner of the place, let out a bewildered voice at the scene unfolding in front of him. In response, Kang Tae-han let out a chuckle.

“What is it? It’s not the first time I’ve seen it.”

“No, it is, but… … .”

Choi Seong-hyun looked at the items on the table with a puzzled look. First of all, they are all glass and plastic barrels that you can see inside.

And inside, there are herbs that look like ginseng, some kind of thick tree roots, and large leaves… Just looking at it, a bitter scent would rise, and those things were submerged in a thick light brown liquid.

Of course, as Kang Tae-han said, it is not the first time seeing them.

Arrowroot syrup, which is used to brew arrowroot tea every day, has a bit of this feeling, and sometimes I bring it separately. There was a time when I brought wild ginseng tea to Seonghyeon Choi.

However, it feels completely different now from then.

In the past, if it was the feeling of bringing only a few items separately when needed… Because now the table was full of these.

“Aren’t these all precious things?”

“What is it, but… Because it’s a bit left over.”

Kang Tae-han continued, placing new canisters on the table. At this point, it was a quantity that made me question how he brought it alone.

Besides, it wasn’t just the amount that surprised Seonghyeon Choi.

Spirits leaking out of the bottle as if it were fluttering around. In the past, he would have only felt something strange in the air, but now he could feel it quite clearly.

‘Where do you get all these things from?’

In fact, this is Choi Seong-hyeon, who recently took time aside to visit a few drug dealers in Seoul.

In the meantime, as the level rose to a certain extent, the importance of inner potency naturally came to be felt, and the importance of the elixir came to feel as well.

Still, it was embarrassing to ask Kang Tae-han for more elixirs every day, so I went around thinking about getting one separately… … .

To put it bluntly, the results were disappointing.

Far from holding a spirit, most of them were ‘whether they would be helpful’, and among the wild ginseng, there were some decent ones, but these were too expensive.

It’s a price that makes you wonder if it would be better to just eat kudzu extract in the kitchen room than to buy it.

As the second most popular masseuse in Cheonma Massage, Choi Seong-hyeon’s earnings weren’t bad, but the price wasn’t enough to make a willing purchase.

But now, in front of his eyes, there were people who were much more energetic than the things he had seen then, and even that filled the table.

Seeing that scene, it’s kind of strange, and I feel like I’m cheating on something… You will be staring blankly in a strange feeling.

“Actually, it’s a bit too much to keep at home. and… It’s not that much of a help to me anymore.”

Even elixirs have their proper timing and timing.

When you are a beginner, you can make great progress in your internal energy even if you take cheap medicine, but after you have accumulated a certain level of knowledge, it may be like putting a foreign substance into your refined internal energy.

If you accumulate a certain level, it will not help you much, but rather harm your body.

It is for this reason that famous and arrogant masters throw their face away and fight like dogs when a superlative elixir like the Great Hwandan appears.

As the realm has risen, the wall of training has become much higher, but it is because it is very difficult to find a potion that can help.

“Still, it will be quite helpful here?”

It was the same with Kang Tae-han now.

All he needed was wild ginseng, which came out every few decades, but these small medicinal herbs had no special meaning now.

However, that is Kang Tae-han’s story.

For Seonghyeon Choi, Seonghun Kim, Taejin Hwang, and other masseuses who are just starting to open up, these are items with excellent effects. If I add a little exaggeration, it can be called a small miracle.

“then… Are we going to eat all of this?”

Choi Seong-hyeon was listening to Kang Tae-han in a daze.

After a while, he understood his words and looked at Kang Tae-han with eyes still full of surprise and said. It might have been in the past, but the value of these things was clearly visible to him now.

“Then, did you bring it to watch? I brought it with that thought in mind, and it’s also what I soaked it with that thought in the first place.”

At Choi Seong-hyun’s reaction, Kang Tae-han smiled and said, Then, as if to ask, he added.

“Instead, each person should eat only the right amount. Otherwise, it could be poisonous. Don’t worry, I’ll tell you the proper amount for each individual later.”

“Hey, it feels like they even adjust the diet. haha.”

Choi Seong-hyun smiles as if he is in a good mood. Kang Tae-han also had a smile on his lips at the sight of such a friend. In fact, even for him, this was a very important investment.

‘Because we will need more talented people in the future.’

A person who can perform massage beyond a certain level. That’s also a person who can handle blood vessels with a clear sense of humor.

This kind of talent is a talent that can’t be found anywhere else. That means that Kang Tae-han has no choice but to nurture himself.

If I could shorten the process a bit… … .

It’s just sharing some of the elixirs we’ve been hoarding, so it’s no big deal. Furthermore, it was true that medicines were piling up in the house, so Kang Tae-han was willing to hand out the elixirs.

“… Oh, I see.”

In the meantime, a thought came to my mind.

Kang Tae-han put down the barrel he was carrying and glanced to the side. There were shelves and refrigerators used in the bathroom.

“Can I get all of this in?”

“It’s a bit much… … .”

I felt it before, but it is so large that I wonder how I brought this alone. Seonghyeon Choi glanced around and said with a smirk.

“How many should I take separately?”

“I have something else in my car to take.”

“… Are there more here?”

A word I took out as a joke. However, at Kang Tae-han’s answer, who returned with a calm tone, it was Choi Seong-hyun who once again put on a dumbfounded expression.

* * *

In a car that is so quiet that it feels desolate.

However, from the scenery by the window that was quickly disappearing behind us, we could guess that the car was moving.

“… … .”

And a man was sitting in the back seat, looking at the screen of his phone with a gloomy expression. It was such an expression that anyone could see that his heart was complicated.

[Sorry, Benerik. But I guess we need some time together now. At least I do.]

The man is none other than Benedict Brown. And the last message from his wife appeared on the screen of his phone.

[I’m really sorry.]

And floating beneath it is a message from him. After that message, no more messages came. Both he and she were silent, at least in messages.

It wasn’t like we had a big fight or hurt each other. It wasn’t a fight, and it wasn’t that anyone had done anything terribly wrong. just, just… … .

We’re just tired of each other.

The hope that the two of you had hoped for together, and the things you have been working hard for this together, were all in vain, and the depression came.

However, the situation was even worse.

If there was a mistake, fix it. If you fight, you can reconcile. But this… It was a problem that couldn’t be helped. And it was a very important issue in the marital relationship.

‘If only this could be solved… … .’

If that really happened, I wouldn’t have a wish.

Benerik turned his head away from the window. Among the buildings in the distance, today’s destination, the Liner Building where Cheonma Massage is located, began to come into view.